Data Science Part 1
Which operating system was Microsoft Excel originally designed and released for?
Mac OS
PyTorch and TensorFlow are two widely used deep learning frameworks. Which of the two was originally developed by Google, and which by Meta?
Google TensorFlow, Meta PyTorch
HoyAlytics was originally founded by and for MBA students in 2017. What year did Hoyalytics become an undergraduate student club?
2019
Which programming language, known for its readability and simplicity, was named after a famous British comedy group?
Python
I co-founded GUWeCode in 2014 and continue to advise the club today
Lisa Singh
At which famous company was the programming language SQL developed?
IBM
Bill Bain was internally thought to be the successor to this famous consulting firm, before leaving and starting his own consulting firm, Bain & Company. Which firm did Bain work at?
Boston Consulting Group
How many current Hoyalytics Board members can you name?
Sonya Savelyev, William Yu, Ty Swanson, Gui Lima, Lizzie Astorina, Navya Dalmia
What is the full-form of the famous computer company IBM? (What does it stand for?)
International Business Machines
This is GUWeCode’s largest event in the spring semester
Coding Party
What score would ChatGPT-4.5 score on the SAT?
1410
Where was Deloitte founded?
London
Which of the following has Hoyalytics NOT consulted for: maman, Path AI, Georgetown Bubble, Call Your Mother, Epicured, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute?
Call Your Mother
I was an English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose prototype of a digital computer I created a program. I have also been called the first computer programmer.
Ada Lovelace
What food did we serve at this year’s kickoff?
(Maracas) Popsicles/Ice Pops
Which of the following Greek letters is not commonly used in data science: β (beta), λ (lambda), μ (mu), ω (omega)?
ω (omega)
The most commonly used Python library for data manipulation and analysis, Pandas, derives its name from what term?
Panel data
Which programming language that was previously a part of the optional advanced curriculum do we now teach everyone?
Python
Satoshi Nakamoto is a "mysterious" founder of something in tech that no one has really seen. What is it?
Bitcoin
Who are the current GUWeCode co-presidents?
Saara Bidiwala and Sarah Ali
What movie depicts the use of data science to rebuild a successful MLB team?
Moneyball
The “Case Interview” format was originally popularized by which firm in the 1980s?
McKinsey and Company
What current Hoyalytics leadership role was previously named Director of Membership?
Director of Community
I am considered one of the earliest examples of artificial intelligence in computer history. Developed in the 1950s and 1960s by Joseph Weizenbaum, I was a computer program designed to simulate human conversation. What am I?
ELIZA
In what year did GUWeCode start its mentorship program?
2023